Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Tonga
Tonga: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil was 0.3324 hectares per tonne in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Tonga, 1979–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per tonne.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.3324 hectares per tonne for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.1% on the previous year and down 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Tonga peaked at 13.85 hectares per tonne in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3324 hectares per tonne, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 59th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Tonga, year by year
| Year | hectares per tonne | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 3.04 hectares per tonne | — |
| 1980 | 1.55 hectares per tonne | -49.0% |
| 1981 | 2.5 hectares per tonne | +61.1% |
| 1982 | 1.57 hectares per tonne | -37.0% |
| 1983 | 1.63 hectares per tonne | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 1.16 hectares per tonne | -28.8% |
| 1985 | 1.45 hectares per tonne | +24.9% |
| 1986 | 1.21 hectares per tonne | -16.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9649 hectares per tonne | -20.2% |
| 1988 | 1.69 hectares per tonne | +75.0% |
| 1989 | 2.24 hectares per tonne | +32.6% |
| 1990 | 2.46 hectares per tonne | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 2.25 hectares per tonne | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 3.87 hectares per tonne | +72.2% |
| 1993 | 12.94 hectares per tonne | +234.6% |
| 1994 | 5.56 hectares per tonne | -57.1% |
| 1995 | 4.94 hectares per tonne | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 5.31 hectares per tonne | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 5.45 hectares per tonne | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 5.77 hectares per tonne | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 13.85 hectares per tonne | +139.9% |
| 2000 | 6.48 hectares per tonne | -53.2% |
| 2001 | 5.48 hectares per tonne | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 5.46 hectares per tonne | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 5.41 hectares per tonne | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 5.45 hectares per tonne | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.3 hectares per tonne | -57.7% |
| 2006 | 2.93 hectares per tonne | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 2.92 hectares per tonne | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.93 hectares per tonne | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.11 hectares per tonne | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 3.06 hectares per tonne | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.34 hectares per tonne | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 1.29 hectares per tonne | -44.9% |
| 2013 | 1.23 hectares per tonne | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5491 hectares per tonne | -55.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4806 hectares per tonne | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3805 hectares per tonne | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4797 hectares per tonne | +26.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3708 hectares per tonne | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4667 hectares per tonne | +25.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4667 hectares per tonne | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4691 hectares per tonne | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4824 hectares per tonne | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3324 hectares per tonne | -31.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.3324 hectares per tonne is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.46 hectares per tonne, 7% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.3324 hectares per tonne is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.4 hectares per tonne, 8% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +234.6% | 3.87 hectares per tonne | 12.94 hectares per tonne |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.04 hectares per tonne | 3.04 hectares per tonne | 3.04 hectares per tonne | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.6 hectares per tonne | 0.9649 hectares per tonne | 2.5 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.24 hectares per tonne | 2.25 hectares per tonne | 13.85 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.25 hectares per tonne | 2.3 hectares per tonne | 6.48 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 hectares per tonne | 0.3708 hectares per tonne | 3.06 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4377 hectares per tonne | 0.3324 hectares per tonne | 0.4824 hectares per tonne | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Tonga?
- Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Tonga was 0.3324 hectares per tonne in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 13.85 hectares per tonne in 1999.
- What is the lowest area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3324 hectares per tonne in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Tonga ranks 59th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Area of coconut crops harvested to produce a tonne of coconut oil. This metric is the inverse of oil yields, and represents the amount of land that would need to be devoted to grow a given crop to produce one tonne of oil.